“She spent five weeks in hospital and at first, she didn’t really take to the treatment very well.

“She didn’t speak for four weeks in hospital, which the doctors said was a side effects of the steroids she was on, so that was really tough.

Ellie with mum Leanne

“As soon as she came out though, she bounced back to her normal self.”

Ellie, who lives in Manchester with dad Ben, mum, and brothers Stanley (6) and Chester (nine months), was discharged in December on her mum’s birthday with a positive prognosis and is expected to recover after her treatment.

Starkidz, the Southport-based entertainment company, work with The Magic Yarn Project to deliver free, soft wigs to kids battling such illnesses.